Tractor seat cover



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V m mamas Patented Sept. 27, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRACTOR SEAT COVER Willard F. Moss, Chicago, Ill.

Application October 1, 1945, Serial No. 619,641

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates in general to a seat cushion and cover and is more particularly described in connection with a fiat recessed vehicle seat for an agricultural implement, or the like, although it may have a more general use wherever applicable.

In tractors, harvesters and other agricultural implements, a hollow, fiat seat is usually included, made of metal and frequently having a cover of leather, fabric or weather-proofing material. This cover is subject to wear, it usually is not padded to provide a soft or cushioned seat, and if left out in the open, the seat surface may be wet, cold and uncomfortable.

The present invention provides a removable padded seat cushion and cover for a recessed and hollowed seat in which the upper and lower covers are formed of pieces secured together to produce a bulging or fullness such that although the cover is tightly secured around the edges of the seat, the surplus material of the covers will fit downwardly into the recess at the back, downwardly recessed portion of the seat to fit closely and to follow the contour of the recessed portion thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved seat cushion construction having a flexible rim attached at one side thereof for yieldingly holding the cushion and cover upon the flange of a seat.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide an improved cushion having opposite cover pieces with a pad interposed between them and projecting at the marginal edge between the covers to hold the pad in place and with a resilient rim attached to one of the covers for bending the edge of the cushion outwardly in applying it to an implement seat.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a seat cushion in which the opposite covers thereof are formed of a plurality of pieces and material for accommodating the cushion to a curved implement seat and for utilizing smaller pieces of materials in making the cushion.

A further object of the invention is to provide a seat cushion with a flexible resilient attaching rim which projects from the marginal edge thereof with resilient material, such as rubber, stitched in a gathered or shirred edge to provide substantially continuous resiliency without requiring a continuous resilient element in the rim.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved simple construction whereby a seat cushion can be readily assembled by connecting the covers and a resilient attaching rim with a single line of stitching which also passes through 2 the marginal edges of a padding holding all the parts in place.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the specification and will be apparent from the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof;

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a seat cushion and cover in accordance with this invention as it appears when applied to a vehicle seat;

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the cushion an cover as applied to a seat in Figure 1; 1

Figure 3 is a fragmentary outside view of the cushion and cover before it is appliedto-a seat;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional detail'showing the construction of the cushion andcover;

Figure 5 is a detail view illustrating a number of pieces of resilient material such as rubber stitched in the marginal edge of the flexible attaching rim to provide a resilient, shirred holding portion;

Figure 6 shows the shapes of two associate blanks of sheet material before they are stitched together to make one of the covers;

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the blanks of Figure 6 stitched together to form a cover with a depression or fullness in accordance with the shapes of the blanks; and

Figure 8 is a sectional view of the cover as shown in Figure 7.

An implement seat ID of the hollow, recessed and rounded type, is shaped for comfort without a. prominent front horn and has an outer rolled flange II to add strength and finish to the'seat. It may be supported by a metal spring arm l2 or in any other suitable manner and may also be provided with a surface or coating (not shown) of fabric, plastic material or any other weatherproofing and protecting material. These seats may be made of metal and usually depend upon their recessed and hollowed shape for their comfort and do not provide any substantial cushioning surface.

The present invention provides a padded cushion to provide a comfortable implement seat of this type with marginal means for tightly holding the cushion in place, and at the same time providing covers which bulge or have sufficient fullness to follow and fit closely in the recesses or projections thereof.

This cushion comprises an upper cover composed of pieces I 3 and I4 connected together by an irregular seam 15, the seam I5 extending across the recessed or projecting portions .of the seat with angular side portions l6 and'a' rounded connecting portion ll providing more fullness than at the other portions so that the material of the cover will conform readily to recesses, projections and the curved surfaces of the seat without undue stretching of the parts [3 and M at the same time and making it possible to utilize pieces of smaller dimensions than would be necessary for the full diameter of the seat.

To form a cushion with additional fullness to fit a depression or to fit over .a projection, one of the cover pieces as l3 mayyhaye an outer rounded edge l3a, an inner edge B1) of less curvature than the outer edge, and angular side portions I30 connecting the inner and outer curved portions. The complementary cover piece it'll has an outer curved edge I la which may be somewhat flattened to fit the front of a vehicle seat, an inwardly rounded projection l4b of the same length as the inner curved edge l3b of the other piece, and with angularedges Mc connecting the outer edge Ma and the inner projection 14!). The dengthslof theedges i130 and 140 are substantially the same so that when the pieces are :placed together and in slightly overlapping relation and then stitched together as shown in Figure 7, the attachment of the centralaportions and the angular portions draws the pieces together at their lonter edges forming afu'llnessor looseness'at the reenter-which is adapted to fit closely into 'a. depression or access, or to lit upwardly' over a proa'ection, .depending upon the shapes :of the pieces which, of course, may be varied to fit any particular seat.

A lower :or bottom cover 18 :usually of lighter mater-proof material than the upper cover, and of the-same size thereof, is formed in two pieces connected together bya seam t9 turned inwardly "and :of the same shape as the attached portions in the cover, and both of the .covers being of the :outer dimensions and extent. Between the two covers, a pad 20 of fibrous or flexible cushioning material is inserted, :a thin portion 21 of the padding protruding or extending outwardly from between =the-.crwers at the :edges when they 2816 connected together by marginal stitching 22 sothat the padding is held firmly in place by the A marginal rim 23 .of flexible material is also etitched to the outside of the :outer cover member l3 and extends inwardly from the ledge there- 113i when the upper and lower covers are arranged :flatly for applying \the stitchin g 212. In the -.Ol1t8l' edge of the rim :23, a strip 24 of resilientmaterial such :as rubber stitched in :a hem .25, the re- .silientmaterial being stretched or extended when stitched in place :when stitches 2.6 are applied so that when :released the hem .25 will be gathered or slurred, materially shortening the inner edge :of the rim. This resilient material 24 need not here. continuous rim but may consist of a 'numbm of pieces 21 of resilientmaterialattached in place by the stitching 26 so that it is therefore more easily applied and does not require a continuous rubber ring to produce the shirred resilient at- :tachingefiect. The resilient rim causes the cushion to "be drawn inwardly about the edge and hecause the lower .cover or lining I8 is usually of ithinner, material, the outer cover may be 'upset sinmdly as shown "in Figure 4 roughening or ruffling the inner cover or lining 1'8 and-producing tm neyen sulface 2.8 asrepresentedin exaggerated-zinrmiin Figure 4. The coyeris reversible .on :theseat .10; that is, it'mayfbe placed thereon with either side uppermost. If it .is desired to avoid the :rniiling at 28 entirely, this may :be accomplished by making pieces of the bottom-surface 19 very slightly smaller than the sizes of the corresponding top pieces 13 to Hi.

When the cushion and cover are applied to the flange l l of a seat ID, the rim 23 is extended under the flange ll of the seat causing the seat cover to be rounded upwardly and outwardly at the upper side of the seat with the protruding rim portion 21 of the pad seated inwardly of the marginal edge and .accentuating the raising of the rim portion of the coverat the edge of the seat. The rim and outer cover both extend outwardly from the marginal stitching 22 which connects them, thereby providing a finished outer seam .at the ilower edge of the seat cushion.

This forms a rounded seat cushion and cover for the seat which is of substantially the same shape=andform as the seat itself. If this cushion did not have the additional fullness provided by the rounded portion ii and the side portions iii of the seam l5, the inner portion would not fit into the recess of the seat, but would be drawn tightly across the plane formed by thecuter'manginal rim by the resilient marginal r im. This same fullness may also be provided to fit over -a projection in the seat such as a horn or pommel.

A cover is thus formed for the seat protecting it from the weather and also a cushion which conforms to the surface of the seat and forms -a marginally strengthened and supported edge which accentuates the edge of the seat and provides an additional retaining edge for the covered seat.

With this construction an efiicient seat cushion and cover is quickly and easily made by Simultaneously joining the covers, pad and the fastening rim at the same time, thereby securely'binding all of the parts together and in their proper positions.

Although a preferred embodiment of them-vention .is thus shown and described for application to a relatively flat type of implement seat, it is to be understood that this cushion may have .a more general application and use and is not limited to the precise construction as shown which is rinerely illustrative of the principles of theinven- 1011.

What Iconsider new and desire to secure is;

l. A cushion for a concave implement seat, comprising a pad, covers for opposite sides thereof, an attaching rim, and a single line of stitching connecting them all togethensaid attaching rim having a resilientedge, the .outercover com- ;prising separate pieces with interfitting cur-ted recessedand projecting portions of different cur- .vatures at the central portion .of the cushion and each terminating in straight portions extending from the curved portions to the periphery of :the .cushon, said interfltting portions and adjacent straight portions being stitched together to provide a fullness inwardly of the edge to fit con- .cave seat portions, to extend over the concave portion of a seat to which it is applied.

2. A cushion for a recessed implement seat .c mprisinga pad, covers for opposite sides thereof, each of the covers having two complementary pieces, one with a rounded projection and the other with a recess shallower than the projection but with .an edge of the same length as the edge of the projection and opposite straight ledges sax-- tending angularly apart from the ends .of the recess and projection and of the same length, the said edges being stitched together to provide fullness inwardly from the periphery thereof, and

the two covers being stitchedtogether along their perimeters to form a single cover for both sides of the pad.

The following references are of record in the WILLARD F. MOSS.

REFERENCES CITED file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Brown Apr. 30, 1878 Sawasaki Nov. 25, 1919 Number 

